The tendency for neutral or irrelevant information to weaken a judgment or impression is referred to as:

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The dilution effect occurs when the addition of irrelevant or neutral information to a judgment or impression weakens it. This is different from the priming effect, which occurs when exposure to one stimulus affects the response to another stimulus, and the halo effect, which is when a general impression of someone or something affects specific judgments about them. The primacy effect is the tendency to remember information that was presented first in a list or sequence.

The Tendency for Neutral or Irrelevant Information to Weaken a Judgment